Aeromonas hydrophila infections following clinical use of medicinal leeches: a review of published cases
Review published in Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis (1991)
Abstract
Ten Aeromonas hydrophila infections following postsurgical leech applications have been reported. These cases indicate that postsurgical wounds and damaged tissue can provide entry for either acute or delayed A. hydrophila infection. These infections can range from localized cellulitis to progressive myonecrosis and sepsis. These infections may occur with measurable frequency in groups of patients exposed to leeches. Based on this review, it is recommended that leeches be applied only to tissue with a reasonably certain arterial supply; that patients receive antibiotics against A. hydrophila prior to leech administration; and that consideration be given to prolonged antibiotic administration to patients discharged home with open wounds or questionably viable tissue after leech administration.
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Резюме
Aeromonas hydrophila infections following clinical use of medicinal leeches: a review of published cases.
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This review examined ten reported cases of Aeromonas hydrophila infections following postsurgical leech applications. The abstract describes infections ranging from localized cellulitis to progressive myonecrosis and sepsis, and recommends that leeches be applied only to tissue with a reasonably certain arterial supply, that patients receive antibiotics against A. hydrophila prior to leech administration, and that prolonged antibiotic administration be considered for patients discharged with open wounds or questionably viable tissue. This article is relevant to the American Society of Hirudotherapy as it addresses clinical safety considerations and infectious complications associated with medical leeching, directly informing risk management in postsurgical leech therapy.
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